Separating-machine.



M. W. TBBYRI A.

SEPARATING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 00T.8, 1912.

1,061,141. Patented May 6, 1913.

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SEPARATING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 00T.8,191m

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SEPARATING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION IILBD OGLB, 1912.

1,061,141 Patented May 6, 1913.

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ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARIO W. TEBYRI A, or SAO PA LO, BRAZIL.

SEPARATING-MACHINE.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I. M xuno \V. Tunrmcii, a citizen of the Republic of Brazil, and a resident of Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America, have invented a new and Improved Separating-Machine, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates generally to separating machines, and is more particularly directed to structures employed in grading cott'ee, cereals, and other seedfoods.

The invention comprehends an apparatus whereby the material to be assorted or graded may be fed continuously into the inachine, and through the aid of a number of separating sieves a grading of such material may be ettected, the graded material being discharged through separate chutes into separate bins.

The invention further comprehends means whereby the material in its downward travel through the machine subjected to rapid agitation in order to facilitate the separation or grading.

The construction described and claimed embodies means whereby a draft removes the impurities from portions of the material as the same trai e'ls downwardly.

Many objects and advantages following the use of the particular embodiment of the inventive idea disclosed will appear as the description thereof proceeds, the inventive idea disclosed being comprehended within the spirit of the claims appendetb Reference is to be had to the accon'ipanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which like characters of reterence indi cate corresponding parts in all the views, and in Which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the complete machine; Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof; Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view; Fig. t is a sectional view on the line -t- 1- of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the spiral sieve and the parts associated therewith. this view also showing some of the openings whereby the graded material is passed into the ditlercnt chutes; Fig. 6 is a side view ot a separating machine etpiipped with a modified form of agitating means; Fig. 7 is a partial sectional view thereof on the line 7-7 of Fig. (3; while Fig. 8 is a detail of part of the agitating mechanism.

The structure shown embodies a framework designated 7, and adjacent the bottom is a grain box 8 separated into compartments Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 8. 1912.

Patented May 6, 1913.

Serial No. 724,521.

0 by means of radially disposed partitions l0. 'lhese compartments, because of the use to which they are put, are designated as grain bins A pillar 11. is disposed centrally within the grain box, resting on the bottom thereof; the structure thus far described is unitary and may be conveniently moved from place to place when so desired. Mounted on top ot' the pillar 11 is a bearing t-l, and at. some distance above the grain box is a spider 15 carried by the framework and provided with a bearing 16.

Movably mounted within the bearings 14 and 16 is a cylindrical drum t7, the upper end of which is provided with a conical portion 1?, the lower end being provided with a vertical neck 17" resting upon the bearing It The conical portion 17 is provided with a neck '18, and fitted upon the latter is a pipe 19 which serves the double purpose of a bearing and as a means for connecting the drum l7 with a suction mechanism 20. This mechanism is connected with a pipe 21 through which air is discharged, the structure constituting in effect a suction for removing impurities t'rom the material, as hereina't'ter set torth.

The interior of the drum is divided into a number o't longitudinally extending compartments i2, hereina't'ter designated as chutes, by means of radially disposed partitions 23. These chutes are bounded inwardly by a cylinder 24-, and open respectively into spouts 25 which extend radially outwardly from the drum 1?. Each of the spouts 23 is directed into one ol the bins of the grain box 9, and they are ot' such width that the drum 17 may, within reasonable limits. be rocked about the bearings carried thereby without carrying the spouts a sufil cient distance to displace them from the respective bins with which they are associated; that is to say, a particular spout being associated with a particular bin, the rocking of the drum has not sntlicient amplitude to carry the spout to such position that it will discharge into any other bin than the one with which it is associated. A long trough Qt. having an inclined bottom, is wound spirally around the drum 17. and is fixed to the same so that when the drum is rocked it carries the trough with it.

Mounted within the trough 2G, and coex tcnsivc therewith, and positioned a suitable distance above the bottom thereof. is a sieve which is substantially divided into sections 27 27 27 27 and 27 These sections are provided with perforations which vary in size, those in the uppermost section being smaller than those in the lower sections, the

perforations being of as many different sizes as there are sections the number of sections, however, being less by one than the number of chutes 22 and thenumber of spouts 25.v At intervals along the spiral trough 26' are guides 26 for diverting the grain vorother material into the respective chutes, the drum 17 being provided with openings 26*, 26, etc., as shown, to facilitate the travel of the grain into the chutes, it will be apparent that the number of openings will depend upon the number of sections of the spiral trough, which, in turn, will depend upon the different sizes of graded material. A hopper'28 is-located near the top of the machine and discharges the grain con-.-

tinuously into the trough; the shaft'of the suction fan .20 is preferably rovided with a pulley 29 and engaging the atter is a belt 30 which also engages a pulley 31 mounted upon a shaft 32 which shaft is provided with a second pu ley 33 and a belt 34 passa ing there-around and communicating with a suitable source of power, whereby movement of the parts of the machine may be'brought about.

As the grain, or other material is continuously fed into the hopper and passes on down to the different sections of the'sieve, it is desirable that some sort of movement be imparted to the sieve whereby it may be kept in a state of motion in order to facili-- tate the passage of the grain there-along; diflerent devices may be employed for this purpose, and in the drawings I have illustrated two forms. Referring particularly tovFigs. 1 to 4, inclusive, it will be noted that the shaft 32 is provided with eccentrics 36"which are oppositely positioned. Engaging'the eccentrics are lmks 38, and secured to opposite portions of the trough are bars 39' to which the said links are pivotally secured, as at 38*. revolved the engagement of the-eccentric with the links will move the trough, and with it the sieve, alternately in opposite directions about the bearings at the top and bottom of the cylinder 17 as a center the grain, or other material, passing around the sieve being thereby kept in a state of mo tion, that is, being shaken, whereby separa "tion of the dilferent grains into the proper compartments is facilitated.

Referring particularly to Figs. 6 to 8, inclusive, it will be noted that the above-mentioned shaft 32 may be provided with a crank disk 86 having pins-'37 eccentrically positioned with respect to the center of the disk, the pins being preferably at diametrically opposite points on the disk. A hook 38 is pivotally mounted on a bar 39, the hook As the shaft 32 is ret in being adapted to be successively engaged by the said pins 37 as the shaft turns. The bar 39 is secured to the outer peripheral portion of the drum 17 the drum being held 1n position by means of the springs 40; the bar and the hook are maintained relatively. to each other vwithin certain limits by means of a helical s ring 88 engaging each of the parts.

The en s of the springs 40 are provided with screw bolts 41 assing through a portion of the framewor 7, there being nuts 42 by the tension of the springs may be varied.

Secured to transversely extending pieces 7*" of the frame are lugs 100, or equivalent devices, which normally-engage the said bar 89, as shown particularly in Fig. 6; as the engaging theouter ends of the bolts, whereshaft 32 is turned thepins 36 will pull the hook 38 and the drum forwardly a certain distance against the tension of the springs 40, the pins becoming disengaged from the hook as the-turning proceeds, the result being that the s rings 40 bring the drum rapidly backwar ly against the said lugs 100, wherebya shock is transmitted to'the trough and thesieve, thereby moving these parts through a certain angle, which movement, or, as it were, jarring, occurs many times a nainute, the result being that the sieve is through the medium of the belt 30, which is.

driven by the pulley 31 onthe shaft 32,

draws air upwardly through the various I chutes 22, as will be understood from Fig. 3'

particularly, so that any light impurlty" such as dust, is drawn up by the blower an discharged by the ipe 21. The various sections of the spira sieve 27' being graduated as described, according to the size of the perforations or meshes, the grain is separated into various grades according to size, the grades contemplated being six, that is, one for each section and one grade of very coarse material which is unable to be passed through any of the sieve sections This grade in question is passed through one of the chutes 25, and like each of the other 7 grades falls into one of the bins. The operation of the machine is continuous as long as the shaft 32 is turned, and as long as grain is provided to the hopper 28. 7

Of course, it is understood that the machine may be considerably varied in many of its elements without departing from the spaced from t e trough, means for rocking e drum, the trough and the screen in order to'separate material traveling upon the said screen and around the drum, a suction fan, the drum being provided with a number of chutes communicating-with the fan, and

means for directing into the said chutesthe material assorted into difi'erent sizes.

2. A separating machine comprising a drum, a tubular member mounted thereon, a number of partitions extending from the said tubular member to the said drum and disposed radially so as to form a numberof separate chutes, a spiral trough having an inclined bottom mounted on the drum, a screen carried by the said trough, the said drum being provided with a number of openin s communicating with different portions 0 the trough, the said openings being adapted to receive material of different sizes and convey it to the various chutes, and means for imparting movement to the 'drum the trough and the screen in order to facilitate separation of the material.

3. A construction of the class described, comprising a vertically extending drum provided wit a number of compartments extending longitudinally thereof, openings adjacent the bottom of the drum communicating with the compartments, a spiral sieve carried by the drum, the said sieve being provided with means whereby it is divided into a number of sections, the drum being provided with a number of openings, one opening communicating with one compartment, whereby materia may be passed from different portions of the sieve into the said compartments, the material being thereby graded according to size.

4. A separating machine comprising a drum, the interior thereof bein provided with a number of chutes exten ing longitudinally thereof, openings adjacent the bottom of the drum communicating with the chutes, a spiral trough carried on the drum, the trough being provided with a sieve, partitions carried by the trough at different portions thereof, and openings carried by the drum adjacent the partitions, one opening communicating with one chute, whereby material of the same size is collected in one chute.

'5. A separating machine, comprising a drum movably mounted in position and vided with a number of chutes extending longitudinally thereof, a trough spirally encirclin the drum and fixed thereto a sieve carrier? by the trough and spaced from the bottom thereof, the sieve being made up of a number of portions having perforations of different sizes, the drum being provided with a number of openings, one opening communicating with one chute, the said openings being positioned on the drum adjacent the different portions of the sieve, whereby when a shaking movement is imparted to the machine material entered on the top of the sieve will be separated according to size, material of the same size being received in the same chute. 4

6. A construction of the class described, comprising a ain box divided into compartments serving as bins, a drum positioned above the grain box and provided with a number of chutes extending longitudinally thereof, one chute being associated with one bin, a continuous trough extending spirally around the said drum, the trough being provided with a sieve separated from the bottom thereof, the said sieve being made up of a number of portions having perforations of different sizes, the drum being provided with a number of openin s, one opening communicating with one chute, the said openings being adapted to receive material from the trough which has been passed through the sieve, material of substantially the same size being received in one chute.

7. A separating machine coin risin a drum, the drum being provide with a number of chutes extending longitudinally thereof, means whereby the drum may be movably mounted in osition, a spiral trough having an inclined ttom carried on the drum, a screen carried by the trough and spaced from the bottom thereof, the screen being made up of a number of portions havingperforations of different sizes, the drum being provided with a number of openings communicatin with different portions of the trough, guides adjacent the openings, one opening bein associated with one chute, and means w ereby the drum and trou h may be shaken in order to pass material through different portions of the sieve, the said material being directed into the said openings by means of the said guides, material of substantially the same size being received in one chute. v

8. A separating machine comprising a drum, a number of chutes extending longitudinally' thereof, bins associated with the different chutes and adapted to receive material therefrom, means whereby the drum may be movably mounted in position, a continuous trough extending spirally of the drum, a sieve associated with the trough and spaced from the bottom thereof, the sieve being made up of portions having perforations of different sizes, the drum being provided with a number of openings communieating with different portionsof the trough, by a guide, the said material being later 10 guides carried by the trough and adjacent received in one of the bins.

the openings, and means or imparting a In testimony whereof I have signed my shaking movement to the drum and trough, name to this specification-in the presence of whereby material entered adjacent the top tWo subscribing Witnesses.

of'the trough will pass through the machine, MARIO W. TEBYRIQA. being graded according to size, material of Witnesses:

substantially the same size being directed PHILIP D. RoLLHAUs,

into the same opening and chute in the drum LAURENCE J. GALLAGHER. 

